People always think they know other people, but they don’t. Not really. I mean, maybe they know things about them, like they won’t eat doughnuts or they like action movies or whatever. But they don’t...
No one had ever said anything like that to Evie. Her parents always wanted to advise or instruct or command. They were good people, but they needed the world to bend to them, to fit into their order o...
No historians or librar ians were harmed in the making of this book, but some were badgered extensively with questions.
Nicole hated that she could never quite feel like she was just herself, just Nicole, but that she was somehow representing an entire race. That’s how they saw her, as a they and not a she.
New York is a city short on patience, cleanliness, clement weather, and citizens who hold faint opinions. It is not a city short of people trying to make a career of being famous, no matter what the o...
Nearby, Lady Liberty hoists her torch in the harbor, a beacon to all who come to these shores to escape persecution or famine or hopelessness. For this is the land of dreams. The
My platform's called Don't Even Think About It. I go to schools and I say, 'Whatever bad thing it is you're thinking of doing, don't even think about it. 'Cause I can see into your soul, and I will hi...
My head kinda hurts, Miss New Mexico said. Several of the girls gasped. Half of an airline serving tray was lodged in her forehead, forming a small blue canopy over her eyes.
My head kinda hurts, Miss New Mexico said. Several of the girls gasped. Half of an airline serving tray was lodged in her forehead, forming a small blue canopy over her eyes. What is it? Miss New Mexi...
Miss Moore speaks slowly, deliberately. I know because I read. She pulls back and stands, hands on hips, offering us a challenge. May I suggest that you all read? And often. Believe me, it's nice to h...
Learn to master yourself-to understand both your fears and your desires. That's the key to magic. Then, no one shall have any hold over you. Remember... the magic (sic)... is a living thing, joined to...
It wasn't my doing. It is the drink and the laudanum and the opium and that bloody refusal to live. That selfish grief. I thought I could change it with magic, but I can't. People will be who they are...
It was funny how their odd little family of friends had changed him. Made him feel safe. Theta, Memphis, Henry, Jericho, Mabel, Ling, Isaiah, and especially Evie. They’d been there for him. Opened the...
It is the scorpion's nature to sting. Just because he has no opportunity doesn't mean that he cannot.
It is all I can do not to confide to the girl closest to me: If I should die during tea - asphyxiated by my own corset - please do not let them bury me in such a hideous dress or I shall come back to...
In this man’s smile was all the unfairness of the world in its thuggish seduction. Just come with me. We’ll take care of you.No, you won’t. Taylor stroked the man’s cheek. She reached her arms up to c...
In our travels, we have come across many equations--math for understanding the universe, for making music, for mapping stars, and also for tipping, which is important. Here is our favorite equation: U...
I'd say... Petra crossed her legs, tucked a wayward strand of hair behind her ear. I'd say, I am too fucking fabulous for one gender. Oh, and can we please get rid of the cheesy dance numbers? It's li...
I told him Friday was a different religious occasion: . Hey, it's not my fault they don't have TiVo yet.
I know. And I'm Sorry. People will disappoint you, Gemma. The question to ask is whether you can learn to live with the disappointment and move on. I'm offering you a new world.